The Lebanese Exception Why Lebanon has been immune to the Arab Spring

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Bachelor Thesis

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Lebanon has been relatively immune to the Arab Spring. This thesis looks at the causes of the Arab Spring and at why Lebanon has been immune to it. One of the main arguments is that the Lebanese sectarian system prevents the Lebanese from uniting.

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Middle East Studies, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Lebanon, Arab Spring, Arabic Language and Culture

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